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nativeomahan

Anyone remember wrestling in the basement of KETV? Donna Meyer doing the weather on KMTV? Mike May doing the weather in drag on KETV to make fun of her? Carol Scott doing weather on KMTV after Donna Meyer went to KETV? Remember her "three dimensional" weather reports? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes!

nativeomahan

We just returned from a week in NYC. Having visited the city dozens of times in the past 30 years, I can say that the level of construction is about average. No more, no less. The exception is of course the WTC site, which remains a beehive of activity. Otherwise there is no big area of construc...

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What will it be if/when it opens?

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So, I am guessing they are not going to reopen this place this holiday season.

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Workers were removing a portion of the front facade of OCB last Saturday.

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We were at the Grand Rapids JW in July and were not impressed. Â I have been to nicer Holiday Inns.

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Okay. Â So what has come of this in the 18 months since it was approved? Â Are they built?

nativeomahan

Yes, I too miss Albertson's. Â it was my preferred grocery store.

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So that means that they will have been closed for two months. Â I doubt many of the existing wait staff can wait 60 days without a paycheck.
Any word on the concept? Â Has the exterior been cleaned up at all? Â I haven't driven by since they closed.

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How much would it cost to rebuild Jobbers Canyon? Or maybe the city could replace the fountain with a statue of Mike Harper for the swans to |expletive| on... How much would that cost? Or maybe if the city developed GLM they could muster enough maintenance money to have ONE nice park downtown inste...

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Ralston's 10 year plan should be to bring their population above the annexation threshold, if possible. Maybe, but Omaha won't annex them beforehand like they did with Elkhorn. Ralston will never be annexed. Â That was decided decades ago. Â Elkhorn was perceived as blocking Omaha's future growth. ...

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We ate lunch there today. Â Decent crowd. Â Very good sandwiches and good soup. Â Friendly, fast service, too. Â Most lunches in the $10-15 range. Â We also looked at the dinner menu, which is available on their web site. Â A well rounded American menu, with lots of entree salads, a broad appetizer ...

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Little King, Marble Slab and J's on Jackson have all just opened.

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That is great. Â It would be wonderful to be able to get from Crown Center to River Market without having to drive, and for frees the frosting on the cake. Downtown Denver has free bus service along its 2 mile 16th Street Mall, from their Amtrak Station all the way to City Hall. Â And they run every...

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Is anybody familiar with flashing yellow arrows? They haven't made their way into Nebraska yet, but if and when they do, this is what they'll use: http://www.onthemoveblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Clipboard01.jpg And of course, Omaha will use this: http://thegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/201...

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The Mall is little more than a disgrace. Â Will the city have it cleaned up by next month for the huge Christmas lighting ceremony? Â That is the only time most Omahans use it...over the holidays.

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Goodness, gracious. Â I don't know where to start with the corrections. Southroads was built in the mid 1960s, just after Crossroads. Â it had three anchors, not zero. Â Sears, JC Penney and Brandeis (later Younkers). Â Plus a large Woolworths. Â It was always the poor stepchild to Crossroads, becau...

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Yes, it will be called Village Pointe Toyota. Â For whatever reason construction has been delayed one year, to 2013. Â Big signs are up at Old Mill Toyota.

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Not sure where to put this, but two other West Center Road restaurants have closed. El Potreo at 132nd and Galo at 168th. Zum Biergarten in Bellevue has also closed.

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Har Har Har

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That was such a gorgeous Chinese restaurant when it was first built. Â With a koi stream meandering through the lounge and into the restaurant. Â It really was a palace.

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That should really "class" this iconic corner up. Â Not.

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Where was this?

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This sounds like a cluster phuck.

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Little King is going in next to Marble Slab. Â And for what it is worth, the balconies on the south side of the building are actually functional, with tables and chairs visible.

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Omaha itself had no chance of getting the store built here. Â So it is great news that it is coming elsewhere to our region.

nativeomahan

So, Omahans ARE getting an ikea. Just three hours south of downtown. KC's gain is our gain, too.

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/27/38 ... store.html

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Their Regency area store seemed very popular for the ten years or so it was open.

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Too many good places to eat within a stone's throw of that address.

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Sonofagun. I was just over there yesterday and shot a bunch of photos. But Coyote beat me to the punch! Great minds....

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Where is/was the Chicago Chop House?

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We went last week, and the new entrance is taking shape nicely. Â A new gift shop is being constructed. Â It should be in place by spring.

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The problem with so many older restaurants in this town is that they seem to think that every single herb or spice or seasoning must be stored in salt and pepper shakers. Â In a world filled with hundreds of seasonings and spices, Gorat's was an oasis of blandness. Â Why should anyone pay restaurant...

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I don't understand why some people continue to link sexual orientation with political preference. Â I was born with my sexual orientation. Â My political views have evolved over many decades as I matured into an adult.

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We ate at Jazz, directly across the street, on the 15th. Â The exterior of the building is at least 4 shades whiter than before. Â Some of the brick exterior is missing, probably it was damaged and needed to be replaced. Â I hope this place gets ready for occupancy by early next year.

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The place wasn't making good money. That's why it took them years to sell it. I had heard it had been offered for sale for the past three years, at just over one million dollars. I have no idea what it finally sold for (eventually those public records will show up). When you can't fill a place u...

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What is the point of keeping the Gorat's name if the new restaurant's concept changes (which it surely will)?

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I have never eaten there. Â It is a white table cloth restaurant. Â And yes, it is all you can eat.

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They are located in Denver's LoDo, near the train station and baseball park. Â They offer a flat rate $19 lunch and $35 dinner menu, before drinks, tax and tip.

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We ate there tonight. Â Our veteran waitress was holding back tears. Â She said that the staff has been left completely in the dark about future plans for the building, other than the present owners are closing the doors September 15. Â She hopes to have a job if the would be buyer actually closes t...

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